Swissport to handle Ryanair's Stansted ground operations

Swissport and Ryanair announced a six-year agreement under which Swissport will handle more than 54,000 flights per year at London Stansted, including those presently handled by Stansted Ground Operations. The deal becomes effective Feb. 20. Under the new agreement, Swissport will provide full passenger, ramp and ticketing services for all operations. The accord also will see some 120 current SGO employees transfer to Swissport.